Chapter 1: Welcome to Pointy Hat Press!

In the first episode of the Pointy Hat Press podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby & Caitlyn Barone welcome you to the halls of Pointy Hat Press! Pointy Hat Press is a witch-owned, independent publishing house and a hub for fairy tales and folklore reimagined. Their books, Little Witch Hosts Samhain Supper and Little Witch Tales: Telling the Bees, explore nostalgia, animism, and the magick that exists betwixt and between each season of life. As partners and fellow storytellers, Caitlyn and Kristin are dedicated to observing Paganism and Witchcraft through a modern lens while creating timeless tales for witches of all ages.

Mentioned in this episode:
Magick & Alchemy podcast
Tamed Wild
The Crossroads writing community with Kristin Lisenby + Kate Belew

Books & Stories:
Slewfoot, Brom
Little Witch Tales: The Witch & the Raven
Demetra George

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Pointy Hat Press - Join the literary coven!

Receive a key to a digital garden of folklore, enchanted artwork, and spells for the literary witch when you join the Pointy Hat Press literary coven! Coven members will also receive sneak peeks of upcoming books, digital offerings, and other nostalgic creations from the makers of Little Witch Books.

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Read the latest from Little Witch Books:

Little Witch Tales: Telling the Bees: An illustrated fairy tale about a little witch, a curious invitation, and a sticky, springtime tradition.

On the next new moon, join Little Witch and her coven beneath the Elder.

It’s time to tell the bees.

Alongside Persephone and the Fairies, join Little Witch for high tea with the hive! As you and the bees sip honeyed potions, Madam Spider spins riddles and Little Witch describes a curious dream – one about a moonstruck hare, moving at your own pace, and the origin of fairy tales.

Order Little Witch Tales: Telling the Bees here!

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Peruse our library of *digital* tales:

Little Witch Tales: The Witch & the Raven: An illustrated story about a girl born beneath the dark moon, a ‘what if’ captured by the night gods, and the riddles that nest in the land of the birds.

For a limited time, download The Witch & the Raven (for free!) here. 

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Pointy Hat Press is a publishing house and bi-weekly podcast about storytelling and creativity, magic, nostalgia, and the archetypal Little Witch. It was created by Kristin Lisenby & Caitlyn Barone, & produced by Julio Montero. Music is Utopia by Aleksey Chistilin.

Manuscript submissions are currently closed, but you can follow the PHP literary coven online at @pointyhatpress and @littlewitchbooks. For wholesale inquiries, please contact [email protected].